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M7.3 - Central Peru, 1947
233 killed. Considerable property damage around Satipo.
From United States Earthquakes, 1947.M6.2 - Timiskaming, Canada, 1935
Damage was relatively slight in the epicentral region, largely because of the sparsity of population. The earthquake was felt over an area of nearly 2,600,000 square kilometers in the United States and Canada.
M8.7 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1755
70,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes. This earthquake occurred on All Saint's Day while many of the 250,000 inhabitants of Lisbon were in Church. Stone buildings swayed violently and then collapsed on the population. Many who sought safety on the river front were drowned by a large tsunami. Fire ravaged the city. One quarter of Lisbon's population perished. This earthquake had a profound effect on the intellectual outlook of Europe.
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